This interesting app for learning music theory and more had a nice update.

Google Play info:V1.0 News :Dynamic left handed pad in full piano view to play simultaneous chords and melodiesLink any played chord with an associated scale or arpegio changeLayout reworked with shortcuts buttons for easy switching play options.Swipe between options and controls in full piano view.Record scale change links to any chord in song mode. Now you can loop or duplicate a chord selection in song modeAdded experimental light sensor to control any knob or slider in full piano view.

Google Play info:Wiisp - Simple drone synth. 2 Osc with fm, delay with fm. Made with puredata.Oscillators are sine waves with adjustable pitch. The second oscillator has a higher pitch limit. Both are directed to a delay, with optional fm from oscillator A. Glide creates a smooth transition between changing any of the values. Higher glide, longer transition.

So anyone using SunVox should probably take a peep at this.A big packet of presets,some samples and other modules by SolarLune longtime user of SunVox and creator of some of the better tutorials for SunVox out there.They are pay what you want from zero to up. So check it out and if using them donate something...One of the new modules is a type of Beatslicer that he created a video for...

AmparoSoft does a bunch of applications for some serious guitar practice. This for electric guitar and mostly inclined to shredding and faster playing. The metronome though of course can be used for any instrument and like that there is a function for speed training.There is free limited versions of the apps and good for checking things out.

These brand new packs are a mixture of Chill- and Future Trap. Each brings 100 new samples in best 24bit quality and 7 ready-to-use Sound Sets to your G-Stomper Studio / G-Stomper Rhythm Sound library.

Lemur is the world's best MIDI/OSC controller app, now available on Android!Benefiting from nearly 10 years of development, Lemur is synonymous with multitouch music control. All these major artists can't be wrong: Daft Punk. Björk, Plastikman, CHVRCHES, Glitch Mob, Sub Focus, Max Cooper, Barker & Baumecker, Orbital and many more.Version 5.0 introduces the incredible new Canvas object and the Sequencer family of features with rock solid timing.Canvas — Canvas is a brand new object that lets you script custom widgets with full multitouch support. The object is adapted from the HTML5 Canvas element, which means you can design widgets featuring complex shapes, animation, shadows, and transparency The Canvas object opens the door to a completely new Lemur experience, where the appearance and behaviour of objects can be designed to precisely match the demands of your project. Polygons, waveforms, circular objects and infinitely more are all possible with Canvas.Sequencer — Lemur 5.0 introduces a family of new features for tight sequencing. This includes three new objects: StepNote, StepSwitch and StepSlider. Each of these provides a different flavour of sequencing and is ready to use right out of the box. The objects do the hard work for you, simple add them to your template and they are ready to control your MIDI instruments.Skins — Lemur features three new skins, in addition to the classic look. Choose the look that fits your style and get inspired.Connectivity — Lemur Android supports OSC and MIDI over Wi-Fi, as well as over USB with 3rd party tethering utilities.REQUIREMENT (for the Lemur Daemon): - OS X (Intel only) 10.5+ - Windows (XP SP3 or 7 recommended)Android is a vast platform and Liine had to choose which devices to support from the very beginning. Lemur is officially supported on Nexus 7 - this means that if you buy it for this device, Liine are committed to getting you up and running. It has also been tested on various Android 4.2+ devices with positive results. The list of officially supported devices will grow in the near future.You can see a list of all devices users have installed Lemur on the Liine Wiki Docs:https://liine.net/wiki/android_devicesSimply connect your Android device to your laptop and make the connection!

Soundcloud will stop the Soundcloud groups tomorrow...This is sad news. I did read about some time ago but kind of was hoping that it was not true.Have not checked out why they are doing this but in either case it is not good. ​It was one way to get exposure for tracks to people that are using the same apps plus to be able to hear what is possible to do with the apps. Maybe the best critique of apps there was!SunVox will have one page open but it is not as convenient as there need to be sent a message beforehand and it is a private person holding it meaning that if he gets bored the page will die out... (If you read this purelygrey do not take it personally, maybe you keep at it for years to come!). In either case to post SunVox tracks go here:https://soundcloud.com/sunvox

If you are a developer of apps and have a page for sharing music on Soundcloud or other page please contact me at: musicalandroid@yahoo.com and I will post it.

This review was made in February so it must also mentioned that since then there has been many smaller improvements and in my eyes the greatest one being that the synthesizer engine can also be used as a fully fledged sampler to create velocity layered instruments inside the synthesizer using it with all the goodness of automation, filters and envelopes etc. Each synthesizer engine also uses two oscillators/samples/instruments. In either case if never tried there is truly something missed as there is an endless supply of possibilities in the VA-Beast.

Google Play info:Earth's sounds tell an amazing story. Each soundscape recording is a snapshot of a unique place and time. Record the Earth is a global citizen science initiative to record all of the sounds around the World. Join the mission and record the sounds around you then upload them to the Global Soundscapes Archive at the Purdue University Center for Global Soundscapes. Create a profile at www.recordtheearth.org where you can listen and explore all the sounds from around the world.Citizen Science Research ParticipationRecord the Earth is an application for global ecological data collection. You are collecting information about the health and wellbeing of the planet through sound and helping researchers understand human's connection to soundscapes. What are sounds that you love, what are sounds that you hate. Which sounds could indicate a the arrival of a new season. Your mission is to go out and record the sounds around the earth, describe and tag them. Then sign up online to rate, share, sort, and explore the data being collected from around the world and save your favorites sounds to your own soundscape playlist.Recording FormatsThe default recording format is AAC-3 min maximum. While AAC recordings on certain devices playback perfectly on our website, they failed to play on the device due to differences in manufacturer specifications for this reason there is a secondary WAV-1 min recording profile. Future updates will allow changing between profiles, currently Samsung devices will default to WAV-1min format.

For more information visit:The Center for Global SoundscapesPurdue University www.centerforglobalsoundscapes.org